Nand Kumar Sai, Chairperson of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) said that Lord Hanuman was a tribal. There are various sub-castes in the tribal community like Hanuman, Vanar, Giddha and Jatayu...Hanuman was also a tribal who resided in forest area," he said. His statements come after Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath recently called Lord Hanuman a Dalit.